Lot 111 · British and Continental Ceramics
The Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point
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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL CERAMICS, London (South Kensington) · 6 October 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6310331
- Record
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Carleton E. Watkins, The Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point. Christie's, 6 Oct 1998, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6310331.
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Carleton E. Watkins, The Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point. Christie's, 6 Oct 1998, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6310331.
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From the same sale British and Continental Ceramics · Oct 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculptor in a foundry; and Family portrait in a garden | DAGUERREIAN UNKNOWN (French) | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Portrait of Samuel Endicott Peabody, Richard Denison Rogers, William … | ALBERT LITCH AND JOHN ADAMS WHIPPLE (1822-1891) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Three siblings | RODERICK M. COLE, Peoria, Illinois (Active 1846-59) | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Portrait of two women with a letter | DAGUERREIAN UNKNOWN | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Abraham Lincoln (1860) | ALEXANDER HESLER and GEORGE B. AYRES | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Portrait of Thomas Eakins, possibly a self-portrait | CIRCLE OF EAKINS OR THOMAS EAKINS | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton E. Watkins | Tocoye, North Dome, 3729 Feet, Yosemite | $17,780 | Phillips, Oct 2023 | |
| Carleton E. Watkins | 'Ruins of the High Bridge, Cascades' (Middle Block House, Co | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | Selected Yosemite landscape studies (5 works) | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | Yosemite Falls from Glacier Point, 1878–1881 | Christie's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | El Capitan, Yosemite | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | The Domes from Union Point, Yosemite | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | Devil's Gate and the Weber River, Weber Canyon, Utah | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Carleton E. Watkins | ‘cathedral rocks and spires. 2660 ft. yosemite’ | Sotheby's, Apr 2004 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.